| 00:00 | 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Security cameras were everywhere in Harrods. There’s an atmosphere of paranoia 00:45Bells on Sunday comes from the church St Mary Handsworth in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:301/5Timothy Snyder's thought provoking new book explores the value of freedom. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:302/5Timothy Snyder's new book explores the connections between empathy and freedom. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:303/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom turns to the Czech dissident, Vaclav Havel. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:304/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom looks at civil rights and their legacy. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00National and international news from BBC Radio 4 00:305/5Timothy Snyder's latest book explores the idea of freedom and the value of speaking freely 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
| 00:00The latest news and weather forecast from BBC Radio 4. 00:15Elizabeth Day and Johny Pitts discuss AI and the Novel. 00:48The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping
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| 01:00 | 01:00BBC Radio 4 joins the BBC World Service.
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| 05:00 | 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Today warnings that changing tax rules for farms in the budget could close many down. 05:57Weather reports and forecasts for farmers
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Just £2.1 million has been handed out from a £50 million flood fund for farmers.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45Why are birds of prey still being illegally killed?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45How beef farmers are reducing emissions by growing cattle faster.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with Shaykh Ibrahim Mogra. 05:45The latest on a long running row over neonics.
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43A spiritual comment and prayer to start the day with the Rev Dr Rosa Hunt. 05:45Should we be doing a whole lot more... nothing?
| 05:20The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 05:30The latest news from BBC Radio 4 05:43Bells on Sunday, comes from St Martin’s Church in Laugharne, Carmarthenshire. 05:45Where can you go for help with specialist and day-to-day technology?
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| 06:00 | 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 06:00The latest news headlines. Including the weather and a look at the papers. 06:07Alan Titchmarsh takes Clare for a favourite walk across Tennyson Down on the Isle of Wight 06:30We hear from farmers working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 06:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 06:05What makes work meaningful, from nurses to lawyers? Also, cleaners' quest for dignity. 06:35Caz Graham is at a Staffordshire farm where the public are picking pumpkins for Halloween. 06:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 07:00 | | | | | | 07:00Including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
| 07:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the papers. 07:10Julie Etchingham takes a look at the ethical and religious issues of the week 07:54TV presenter Amar Latif makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sense International 07:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 08:00 | | | | | | | 08:00The latest news headlines. Including a look at the Sunday papers 08:10Fr Marcus Holden leads a meditation on the holiness and beauty of God. 08:483/4James Naughtie continues his series exploring America's restless search for meaning. 08:58For author James Henry seeing peregrine on the Blackwater Estuary is a winter highlight.
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| 09:00 | 09:00Adam Rutherford with David Goodhart, Kathryn Faulke and Anna Coote. 09:45How a breakfast club for 'grumpy old men' in Cornwall is helping with bereavement.
| 09:00Kirsty Young asks comedian and actor Miranda Hart what advice she'd give her younger self. 09:30And what can doctors and the NHS do to help alleviate the problem.
| 09:00Plus: MP capital gains claims and grizzly bear berry habits. 09:30At the end of the rabbit hole is… a machine.
| 09:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's influential story of the March sisters 09:45Armando and Helen look at the art of political name-calling.
| 09:00Shirley Collins, folk singer, shares the soundtrack of her life with Lauren Laverne. 09:45Misha Glenny explores urban-rural divides in Europe.
| 09:00Simon Reeve has been arrested by the KGB, chased by cheetahs and nearly died of malaria.
| 09:00Ahead of Rachel Reeves' first budget, BH brings you a guide on what to look out for.
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| 10:00 | 10:00Scottish actor Kelly Macdonald on her new comedy horror film.
| 10:00What does the adaptation of Jilly Cooper’s 80s classic Rivals tell us about sex in 2024?
| 10:00A listener phone-in about SEND provision in educational settings and what is going right.
| 10:00Emily Watson talks about her new role as Mother Superior of a convent.
| 10:00Vanessa Feltz on her memoir Vanessa Bares All.
| 10:00Hannah Fry and Dara Ó Briain get in the groove as they investigate the science of rhythm. 10:30The deceptively simple song that is a mantra for people.
| 10:00Steven Spielberg, director, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne. 10:45What is awe, and where do we find it?
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| 11:00 | 11:00What if the people give up on Parliament? 11:451/5Timothy Snyder's thought provoking new book explores the value of freedom.
| 11:00Mark Kermode and Ellen E Jones dig into archaeology and treasure hunting on screen. 11:452/5Timothy Snyder's new book explores the connections between empathy and freedom.
| 11:00Former prisoner Chris Atkins investigates the rise in prison recalls. 11:453/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom turns to the Czech dissident, Vaclav Havel.
| 11:00Director Julie Taymor talks to John Wilson about her formative creative influences. 11:454/5Timothy Snyder's exploration of freedom looks at civil rights and their legacy.
| 11:00Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre. 11:455/5Timothy Snyder's latest book explores the idea of freedom and the value of speaking freely
| 11:00Radio 4's weekly assessment of developments at Westminster 11:30A crucial vote on Moldova's potential future with the EU was closer than polls predicted.
| 11:00There’s a surprise development for Chris, and Brad faces a dilemma.
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| 12:00 | 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Motor insurance is to be investigated on the grounds it is too expensive and discriminates 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Tell us your experience of getting car and home insurance. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Investigation by the British Toy and Hobby Association into dangerous toys sold online. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04How a British small business cost the tech giant more than £2bn. 12:32How green are coffee pods? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04Which way will America vote and what will it mean for the planet? 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4. 12:04A look ahead to Rachel Reeves's first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. 12:308/8Ian Smith steps in as guest host to skewer this week's news. 12:57The latest weather forecast
| 12:15The blind comedian who's storming Strictly. 12:306/6Glenn Moore joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show. 12:57The latest weather forecast
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| 13:00 | 13:00The government is asking patients and NHS staff for their ideas on how to fix the NHS. 13:451/5Michael Gove talks to Margaret Hodge about the importance of working with other parties.
| 13:00Chris Kaba's gang links revealed amid debate about the trial of the officer who shot him. 13:452/5Michael Gove talks to Peter Mandelson about the challenge of managing unpopularity.
| 13:00Labour denies funding members to campaign for Kamala Harris after Trump legal letter. 13:453/5Michael Gove talks to Amber Rudd about how and why she chose to take stands of principle.
| 13:00Forty-five minutes of news, analysis and comment. 13:454/5Michael Gove talks to Arlene Foster about the challenge of managing schisms in her party.
| 13:00Ukraine President Zelensky says he expects Moscow to use North Korea military in Ukraine. 13:455/5Michael talks to Humza Yousaf about working out who you can trust and managing allies.
| 13:00The latest national and international news and weather reports from BBC Radio 4 13:10Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Sunderland Minster.
| 13:00How should the Chancellor spend the billions she'll borrow for investment in her budget? 13:30Amid the rubble, children in Gaza are learning music. How and why do they go on singing?
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| 14:00 | 14:00Alice holds out an olive branch. 14:151/4An emergency fishball saves the day. 14:454/10Sally Phillips reads Helen Fielding's iconic 1996 novel of single thirty-something life.
| 14:00There’s a surprise development for Chris. 14:15New series of the award-winning comedy drama series about a secondary school.
| 14:15Comedy drama about a Salford secondary school, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
| 14:00Can Emma handle the truth? 14:15Comedy drama about a Salford secondary school, starring Julie Hesmondhalgh.
| 14:157/10Death of Stalin, the Iranian mission, a suitcase full of dollars… 14:45Should we be doing a whole lot more... nothing?
| 14:00Call Any Answers? to have your say on the big issues in the news this week. 14:45Jazzer has reservations about a loved one.
| 14:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit Birmingham Botanical Gardens to answer your questions. 14:45A woman is upset that her garden wall has become a permanent shrine for a grieving mother.
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| 15:00 | 15:00Comedian Ali Woods and DJ Fee Mak discuss the books they love with Harriett Gilbert. 15:30Lucy Worsley and team track down Violet Charlesworth, Edwardian heiress turned fugitive.
| 15:004/10Ken Cheng hitches a ride. 15:30What makes work meaningful, from nurses to lawyers? Also, cleaners' quest for dignity.
| 15:00What are the best ways to build a solid financial future for the children in your life? 15:30Aleks Krotoski and Kevin Fong ask how we prove we're a person in an online world of bots.
| 15:00Alan Titchmarsh takes Clare for a favourite walk across Tennyson Down on the Isle of Wight 15:27Actor Harriet Walter makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Clean Break. 15:30Andrea Catherwood with listeners' views on the BBC's coverage of the Middle East.
| 15:00Kathy Clugston and the panel visit Birmingham Botanical Gardens to answer your questions. 15:45A new short story from bestselling crime author Elly Griffiths. Read by Rosie Cavaliero.
| 15:00Clare Bayley's psychological drama set in a remote Exmoor valley.
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| 16:00 | 16:00Stories of people fighting to claim their racial identity - and those looking to police it 16:30How are the Swifties impacting the vote?
| 16:00An actor tries to stage a major play during a drug trial for his incurable disease. 16:30David and Simon discuss protection in PR, leaning into an own goal, and The Apprentice.
| 16:00The former Chancellor on how journalists should cover the budget.
| 16:00How can we make the care system work better for everybody - and how should we pay for it? 16:30Twenty years on from the discovery of wonder material graphene, is it changing the world?
| 16:00Matthew Bannister on a general, a campaigner, an artist and an ornithologist. 16:30Plus: MP capital gains claims and grizzly bear berry habits.
| 16:00Vanessa Feltz on her memoir Vanessa Bares All.
| 16:00Johny Pitts and Chris Power celebrate books to read and re-read. 16:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz.
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| 17:00 | 17:00A Met Police officer has been found not guilty after fatally shooting an unarmed black man
| 17:00More emergency early releases from prison as ministers launch a review of sentencing.
| 17:00Three people have been found dead after an incident at a Dorset care home.
| 17:00The Chancellor confirms she'll borrow billions for investment. How will the markets react?
| 17:00Alexander McCartney is believed to have targeted around 3,500 children in 30 countries.
| 17:00President Biden hopes Israel's strike on Iran is 'the end' of tit-for-tat attacks. 17:30What has shaped the views and principles of this Conservative leadership candidate? 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
| 17:00In 1976, the mummy of Ramesses II was flown from Egypt to Paris for a makeover 17:10The Verb - Cabaret of the spoken word with Ian McMillan. 17:54The latest weather reports and forecasts for UK shipping 17:57The latest weather reports and forecast
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| 18:00 | 18:00Chris Kaba's family said they were devastated by the verdict 18:306/6Glenn Moore joins Sue Perkins for Radio 4's fast-talking panel show.
| 18:00The judge in the trial lifted reporting restrictions on Chris Kaba's criminal history 18:30As she now faces end-of-life care, another chance to hear Janey’s brutally funny story.
| 18:00The health spending watchdog said it was too expensive for too little benefit 18:30Fatiha El-Ghorri and Traitor Paul Gorton let Ivo in on their obsessions.
| 18:00Rachel Reeves told the BBC the government would change the way it measures debt 18:304/4Can Olga and Algo survive this episode about death?
| 18:00Alexander McCartney will spend at least 20 years in prison 18:308/8Ian Smith steps in as guest host to skewer this week's news.
| 18:00Tehran is urged not to retaliate, but says it has the duty to defend itself. 18:15Stuart Maconie and guests at the Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival.
| 18:00The government is under pressure to clarify who'll be hit by Budget measures. 18:15Iszi Lawrence chooses audio highlights from the past week.
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| 19:00 | 19:00There’s a surprise development for Chris. 19:15Live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music.
| 19:15Artist William Kentridge, British film industry expansion, Playing Brian Epstein.
| 19:00Can Emma handle the truth? 19:15Musician and novelist Malachy Tallack, Cities of Literature and Textile Art.
| 19:15Award-winning film Emilia Pérez reviewed, Tim Burton on exhibiting his archive.
| 19:00Jazzer has reservations about a loved one. 19:15Mark and Ellen take a look at one of cinema's most enduring monsters, the vampire.
| 19:00The blind comedian who's storming Strictly. 19:15Director Julie Taymor talks to John Wilson about her formative creative influences.
| 19:00Justin spots an opportunity. 19:15Will Self meditates on his withdrawal from city life and the meaning of reclusion. 19:45Reach out to others! How social relationships can keep your brain young and lower stress.
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| 20:00 | 20:00Dynamic, drip and personalised pricing are now common - but are they fair? 20:30What’s happening to our carbon sinks?
| 20:00Former prisoner Chris Atkins investigates the rise in prison recalls. 20:40Where can you go for help with specialist and day-to-day technology?
| 20:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 20:00The former Chancellor on how journalists should cover the budget.
| 20:00Alex Forsyth presents political discussion from Sunderland Minster. 20:503/4James Naughtie continues his series exploring America's restless search for meaning.
| 20:00Was the US election of 2000 the year we lost the climate? Roger Harrabin looks back.
| 20:00Andrea Catherwood with listeners' views on the BBC's coverage of the Middle East. 20:30Matthew Bannister on a general, a campaigner, an artist and an ornithologist.
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| 21:00 | 21:00Adam Rutherford with David Goodhart, Kathryn Faulke and Anna Coote. 21:45How a breakfast club for 'grumpy old men' in Cornwall is helping with bereavement.
| 21:00Mohamed Al Fayed sells Harrods and retreats into a world of luxury villas and yachts 21:30Can you get staff out of danger and still keep the show on the road?
| 21:00Stories of what Tender, from Blur's 1999 album 13, means to people around the world. 21:30What can history teach us about the conflict in the Middle East?
| 21:00Stuart Maconie and guests with an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. 21:45An extraordinary archive of life in the Warsaw Ghetto.
| 21:00Freddy Gray, Dr Katie McGettigan, Amanda Taub, Kit Davis and Rana Mitter join Anne McElvoy
| 21:00Live debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
| 21:00A look ahead to Rachel Reeves's first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer. 21:25TV presenter Amar Latif makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Sense International 21:30A crucial vote on Moldova's potential future with the EU was closer than polls predicted.
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| 22:00 | 22:00Martyn Blake shot dead the 24-year-old in south London in 2022 22:456/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00France becomes first EU country to openly welcome Russian military deserters. 22:457/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00Washington said it was possible the soldiers could be sent to fight in Ukraine 22:458/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00Rachel Reeves has said she will make a technical change to the way it measures debt 22:459/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00One of the world's most prolific online child abusers has been jailed for life. 22:4510/10Kaliane Bradley’s best-selling near-future story of intrigue, sex and time-travel.
| 22:00The latest national and international news from BBC Radio 4 22:15Dan Saladino shares stories of food and biodiversity at the Slow Food event Terra Madre.
| 22:00Radio 4's Sunday night political discussion programme.
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| 23:00 | 23:003/5Dan is on the trail of the Hare Witches and about to be joined by a new ally. 23:30Sean Curran reports from Westminster where MPs debated proposals to change workers rights.
| 23:00How are the Swifties impacting the vote? 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports on plans to release hundreds more prisoners to ease overcrowding.
| 23:003/6Ruth and Carla test a much-sought after home ‘sauna-body-bag’… with a faulty zip. 23:157/8Jon Holmes's award-winning satirical concept album returns to twist itself into the news. 23:30Sean Curran reports as the home secretary takes MPs' questions about police accountability
| 23:00Amol and Nick on why the billionaire is backing Trump and what motivates him. 23:30Alicia McCarthy reports as MPs call for reforms to the special educational needs sector.
| 23:00Sarah’s in Georgia, where there are already legal challenges over votes 23:30Susan Hulme reports as peers discuss the situation in Ukraine.
| 23:00Jonathan Pie is back, offering his unique perspective on the US elections. 23:30Russell Davies chairs the classic general knowledge quiz
| 23:00Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Louisa May Alcott's influential story of the March sisters 23:45A new short story from bestselling crime author Elly Griffiths. Read by Rosie Cavaliero.
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